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noun
The wife of a person in the armed forces killed in a war (and sometimes in other military action).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Narrower terms: gold star wife
noun
A woman whose spouse has been killed in any conflict.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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noun
a woman whose husband has died in war
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: widow, widow woman
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Across languages
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